South African Car Market (PC + LUV) 2017
- The South African automotive market (PC + LUV) is very cyclical. After having increased between 2003 and 2006, it declined between 2007 and 2009, then increased again between 2010 and 2013, then decreased again between 2014 and 2016. In 2017, it went back up (+2, 0%), with a volume of 530,000 units, compared to 520,000 in 2016. In fact, this market has never managed to regain or exceed its record level of 2006 (650,000 units). The return to growth has nevertheless been very clear since the summer of 2017. It must be added, however, that the month of December has fallen back into the red, and the month of January 2018 shows no real improvement.
- The share of light trucks (SUV, MPV, pick-up) is one of the largest in the world since it exceeds 79% in 2017, against 77% in 2016. Five pick-ups are also traditionally in the top 10 sales. In this, the South African market is similar to other African markets (except Maghreb) where pickups account for the vast majority of sales.
- The leader of the South African market remains the Toyota group (23.3% market share, a third of which is the Hilux pick-up), ahead of the Volkswagen (16.5% market share), Renault-Nissan (14.0%), Ford (13.4%) and Hyundai-Kia (10.0%) groups. The other manufacturers are far behind, since they do not exceed 4% of market share each. The biggest increase is that of the Renault-Nissan group (+ 24.5%), thanks to the success of the recently launched Kwid.
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